About Norwich Takes a sneak peak tour of the Grange restoration project.

Phase two is happening soon and you can take a tour on March 23

Good morning Norwich and Upper Valley readers,

I recently took an informal tour of the Grange building and thought it would be nice to share the photos with you and a save the date so you can tour it also:

The tour will be on Sunday, March 23 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm.

Here is the information that was provided by the Norwich Community Collaborative board and to learn more about the Grange hall click on this link.

https://www.norwichgrangehall.org/history-future

The Norwich Grange Hall is well underway to becoming a future community center.

There will be three phases of restoration work. The first phase is complete, the porch and stairs are renovated! The pageant angels were able to speak from 'high' again after several years. The next restoration phase is the main building including an energy-efficient interior with a commercial kitchen, dining hall, and upstairs meeting space with a stage along with structural repairs and restoration of historic architectural features. The final phase will be a rear addition with limited application elevator and bathrooms.

Everyone is welcome to see the beginning of the second phase of renovations. We’ve peeled back layers and we can now see the historic walls and ceiling. We will offer a tour on Sunday, March 23rd from 1:00-3:00pm and we will celebrate the Sugaring Season with fresh donuts and Norwich maple syrup for your enjoyment!

Also, mark your calendars! We will host a pancake breakfast on April 5th from 8:00-10:00 at the Norwich Congregational Church parish hall.

To learn more about the Norwich Grange Hall, please check out our website at: https://www.norwichgrangehall.org/history-future

Exterior renovations were done this past fall and winter and this is a current photo

And the Angels were able to speak from the upstairs porch once again during the 2024 Christmas Pageant using the inside staircase to reach their destination.

As the Sun shines upon the grange building

Newly built stairway to the upstairs section of the grange

Nicely done

Why not come on in and check out the inside

Open spaces ready to be renovated

Looking out from the first floor to the driveway side of building

Front entrance

The Norwich Grange Activity board still up and running if you will

The Kitchen as it was or should I say still is but not for long

Ceilings opened for inspections

Rear entrance into the kitchen and next photo shows bathrooms and…

Two bathrooms, hallway and hot water tank.. and temporary storage space

Bathroom and entrance to stairwell for the upstairs meeting room

Another view coming out to main dining area

Upstairs meeting room even has a stage for performances

A closer look

Upstairs facing the Street

Ceilings will need repair or replacement

Entrance to the main room upstairs

My tour is complete and I was able to get a group photo of several board members who were just arriving for a meeting to discuss next steps I presume.

Several members of the Norwich Community Collaborative board

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